Pain and Tears

I'm tired of seeing the pain,
i'm tired of feeling the pain.
If i could fix your suffering,
i wonder, who would fix mine?
If i can wipe your tears away,
who can drain away the tears i can never cry?

if we were both drowning, i would struggle,

struggle to save you first so you could save me too.

some people hold material possessions close to their hearts,

but i know those designer shoes can never save you if you were drowning.

so if i hold hope and honesty in one hand,

and you hold love and dignity in yours,

can we walk hand in hand and slowly build something together,

something no architecture can ever design.

and we can discover a path that is painless,

where the existence of tears does not involve any hurt,

but so much heart and joy.

so let us leave all this pain and these tears in a vacuum,

let us not watch ourselves become victims.